The Men and Women Who Stood Up To History
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Malcolm X |
Martin Luther King Jr. |
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Maya Angelou |
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The Place and Events That Shaped History
16th Street Baptist ChurchOrganizational headquarters for the Civil Rights movement in Birmingham, Alabama.
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African Burial Ground National MonumentThe largest colonial-era cemetery for people of African descent.
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Alabama State CapitolThe third Selma to Montgomery march ended here with a speech from Martin Luther King Jr.
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Booker T. Washington National MonumentLearn about the life and times of this dominant African-American leader.
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Boston African American National Heritage SiteThe Beacon Hill African-American community in Boston that led the fight against slavery.
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Brown v. Board of Education National Historic SiteLearn about the landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that ended racial segregation in public schools
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Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National MonumentHome of Charles Young, a West Point graduate, Buffalo Soldier, and first African-American colonel.
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Fort Pillow State Historic Park"Remember Fort Pillow!" became the battle cry after the massacre at the Battle of Fort Pillow in 1864.
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Frederick Douglass National Historical SiteA brilliant orator, writer, social reformer and statesman, Douglass fought for the equality of all people.
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Freemen's ColonyA community of African-Americans living as freedmen and civilians after being freed during the Civil War.
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George Washington Carver National MonumentBorn into slavery, Carver became a widely recognized and praised agricultural scientist and inventor .
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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic ParkExplore the life of abolitionist and political activist Harriet Tubman.
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Nicodemus National Historic SiteThe only remaining western town established by African Americans following the American Civil War.
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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic SiteSee where the famous Tuskegee Airmen trained to fly and maintain combat aircraft during World War II.
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